About as vaporous as the Elio.

hmmm, interesting. I love the idea of keeping my truck in the garage and only using it when I need to haul something or when old man winter unleashes his fury. I could use this thing 90% of the time. I love the price tag, distance is good (since its small stature tells you its designs for short commutes). Only downsides that stick out to me is that I would need to get a motorcycle license to drive it, and that it doesn't lean into the turns...that's a bummer. It actually has a lot in common with Lit Motors C1...which is another vehicle I though was awesome, and really wanted...that was 3 years ago...I think they have gone tits up, because I haven't seen ANY new info from that company. But anywho, good luck to them, if they can keep the price affordable, I just might be a customer.

I really like the idea and I think it's overdue. I also think they are smart to try to launch in WA, OR, and CA with the first vehicles before expanding.
At around $250/kW for lithium ion batteries currently the battery in the 12-kWh model would be $3,000 which seems in line with their pricing. It might be $200/kW or cheaper for Lithium ion batteries when they begin shipping. I really hope they get the support they need to make this happen because this is the car that really needs to get built.
I'm usually pretty skeptical of these kinds of things but it's the right product and I am totally rooting for them.
If you drive the national average of $15,000 miles/year you save almost $10k over 5 years buying electricity instead of gasoline so this would almost pay for itself as a commuter car. I wish them the best in getting this launched and I'd probably even buy one.

Does it come with aircon?
I think the enclosed version is a big improvement, otherwise like a regular bike you'd have to wear/carry all weather gear.
It would be nice if a future version came with some kind of super tough carbon fiber side panels for side impact protection.

Needs a solar array on that roof to charge the batteries.

Open front wheels and no doors - after the first muddy puddle you drove through you will be drenched frome head to toes.

Yes, I think this getting very close to a workable electric car. Will there be a pickup truck version for small businesses, electricians, plumbers etc?

I like this A LOT - but given that c. $12k will translate to c. £12k in the UK, I don't know that it qualifies as "inexpensive"

A little bit more for "more" than Renault's Twizzy, electric, two-passengers, four wheeled, and 7700€ (approx 8500$) but need to rent batteries between 54€ and 78€ monthlt, depending on your annual mileage. Don't know what would be the purchase price with batteries included ?

Good on 'em. Getting the price down will be the key. I lived only with a motorcycle once, free parking anywhere anytime and not being held up in traffic where the two major advantages that made it worth putting up with all the gear and weather. If they brought the wheels in narrower and made it lean then it would almost be like a motorcycle in heavy traffic.